Sailing Whitbread
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Guest:\\xa0Tracy Edwards MBE, Round the World Yachtswoman, Founder of The Maiden Factor Foundation
If anyone could show you that life doesn\\u2019t often go straight from point A to point B it would be sailing legend Tracy Edwards. This high school dropout learned to navigate in two days, put together the first all-female team for the Whitbread Round the World Race, and now advocates for women\\u2019s education.
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One Woman\\u2019s Journey Around the World on Two Wheels
Guest: Peter Zheutlin; author of "Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry\\u2019s Extraordinary Ride"
At the dawn of the bicycle craze, Annie Londonderry shocked the world by setting off on a world-wide tour. She gained international fame as the first woman to traverse the world on two wheels, becoming an important symbol of women\\u2019s equality. But how much of her sensational story was true? The details get a little complicated. We spoke with Peter Zheutlin to hear the story.
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Fly Girls
Guest: Keith O\\u2019Brien, journalist and author, \\u201cFly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History\\u201d
Amelia Earhart wasn\'t the only pioneering female pilot in the skies in the \'20s and \'30s. She was the president of The Ninety-Nines, a group of women who were all licensed pilots. They came from different backgrounds, but they all supported each other in their pursuit of flying. But that doesn\'t mean that they didn\'t compete against each other as well in the race for prizes and accolades in air races and record-breaking feats of daring.'